Renders a HTML a element.
Child f:param elements are added to the href attribute as query parameters. Other children
are rendered as the link text or image.

Attributes

Name

Type

Supports EL?

Description

accesskey

String

Yes

HTML: Sets the access key for this element.

binding

javax.faces.component.html.HtmlOutputLink

Only EL

Identifies a backing bean property (of type UIComponent or appropriate subclass) to bind to this component instance. This value must be an EL expression.

charset

String

Yes

HTML: Specifies the character encoding of the linked resource.

converter

javax.faces.convert.Converter

Yes

An expression that specifies the Converter for this component.

The value can either be a static value (ID) or an EL expression. When a static id is
specified, an instance of the converter type registered with that id is used. When this
is an EL expression, the result of evaluating the expression must be an object that
implements the Converter interface.

coords

String

Yes

HTML: The coordinates of regions within a client side image map.

dir

String

Yes

HTML: The direction of text display, either 'ltr' (left-to-right) or 'rtl' (right-to-left).

disabled

boolean

Yes

When true, this element cannot receive focus.

hreflang

String

Yes

HTML: The language of the linked resource.

id

String

Yes

Get a string which uniquely identifies this UIComponent within the scope of the nearest ancestor NamingContainer
component. The id is not necessarily unique across all components in the current view.

lang

String

Yes

HTML: The base language of this document.

onblur

String

Yes

HTML: Specifies a script to be invoked when the element loses focus.

onclick

String

Yes

HTML: Script to be invoked when the element is clicked.

ondblclick

String

Yes

HTML: Script to be invoked when the element is double-clicked.

onfocus

String

Yes

HTML: Specifies a script to be invoked when the element receives focus.

onkeydown

String

Yes

HTML: Script to be invoked when a key is pressed down over this element.

onkeypress

String

Yes

HTML: Script to be invoked when a key is pressed over this element.

onkeyup

String

Yes

HTML: Script to be invoked when a key is released over this element.

onmousedown

String

Yes

HTML: Script to be invoked when the pointing device is pressed over this element.

onmousemove

String

Yes

HTML: Script to be invoked when the pointing device is moved while it is in this element.

onmouseout

String

Yes

HTML: Script to be invoked when the pointing device is moves out of this element.

onmouseover

String

Yes

HTML: Script to be invoked when the pointing device is moved into this element.

onmouseup

String

Yes

HTML: Script to be invoked when the pointing device is released over this element.

rel

String

Yes

HTML: The relationship between the current document and
the linked resource.

rendered

boolean

Yes

A boolean value that indicates whether this component should be rendered.
Default value: true.

rev

String

Yes

HTML: The type(s) describing the reverse link for the linked
resource.

shape

String

Yes

HTML: The shape of a region in a client side image map.

style

String

Yes

HTML: CSS styling instructions.

styleClass

String

Yes

The CSS class for this element. Corresponds to the HTML 'class' attribute.

tabindex

String

Yes

HTML: Specifies the position of this element within the tab order of the document.

target

String

Yes

HTML: Names the frame that should display content generated by invoking this action.

title

String

Yes

HTML: An advisory title for this element. Often used by the user agent as a tooltip.

type

String

Yes

HTML: A hint to the user agent about the content type of the linked resource.